Re: [SLUG] tftp-server troubles with thin client setup

From: Ronan Heffernan (ronan@iotcorp.com)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 10:39:08 EDT


Clay, John wrote:
> I need to run tftp-server in secure mode (-s option) on my RH 7.2 system and
> may have goofed, so some questions:
>
> 1a) Do I enter the s option as part of the installation command string like
> so:
> # rpm -ihvs /usr/src/tftp-server/tftp-server-0.17-14.i386.rpm
>
> 1b) If so then how do I remove tftp-server as I screwed up and omitted the
> "s"? I've tried:
> # rpm -e tftp-server-0.17-14 and get message that it's not
> installed. I'm trying to find out where it is and re-execute the command on
> that location but no success so far.
>
> 2a) If # rpm -ihv /usr/src/tftp-server/tftp-server-0.17-14.i386.rpm is the
> correct way to install it and the "s" option is specified somewhere else
> then how do I start it and where do I specify the "s"??
>
> Context of all this is that I'm trying to get a thin client system running
> with a RH7.2 server and a ThinkNIC client. I'm going through the ltsp.org
> procedures and, as usual, am way over my head. Big thanks to anyone who
> throws a rope.
>
> John
> Tallahassee
>

When invoking operations on installed packages (e.g.'querying' and
'removing'), you can omit the version information. Try:
      rpm -q tftp-server

and see if it shows-up as installed.

--ronan



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